Post from Erin:
Well, I never thought I’d be one of THOSE people… you know, those crazy Apple people who LOVE their iPhones and won’t shut up about how awesome they are. For as long as I’ve known Doug, he’s been an ardent Microsoft man and very much anti-Apple. I, however, am a “creative” person and have always been fond of the simple design and elegance of Apple. But I chose my man and prepared myself to live in a PC world, trying to keep a smile on my face. Life went on as predicted for several years, but then Doug broke down about two years ago and we both got video iPods. I thought to myself, “He’s beginning to see the light! Be patient!”

During those past couple of years, I clung to glimmers of hope. I still remember when Doug remarked, “Those I’m a Mac/I’m a PC commercials are pretty funny!”

And finally, the phrase I was waiting to hear: “I think we should look into getting iPhones.” (This is even more incredible when you consider that we’d have to pay hefty early termination fees to break our 7-month contracts with Verizon!) I was cautious. Was he serious? Was I delirous??

Thankfully, Doug was very serious. And last Thursday, my dream became a reality. We got our new phones and haven’t missed our old phones one bit. I know this sounds dorky, but I really really enjoy using my phone now! It’s so fun! I love the Google search app with voice search. How freakin’ cool is that? And Doug is now showing me a shotgun app. And now it’s so easy to upload my pics and video to facebook, where before the process was so laborious and awful. So can a little phone make that big of a difference? Absolutely!! Smart, intuitive design is SOOOO freakin’ wonderful!

Now I need to work on getting my Macbook Pro…